Is your child headed for academic success? Are you concerned your child is not living up to their potential? Your child’s academic and future life success may depend on the steps you take today. High School GPS tells you what you need to know about parenting for academic success.
The author Helen Gilwite, a veteran high school English teacher, organizes this text by identifying six major “wrong turns” she has seen parents make. Using entertaining examples from her own teaching experience, Mrs. Gilwite explains exactly what parents can do to avoid the six wrong turns. Her “parent directions” are specific, step-by-step methods for tackling some of the biggest issues in parenting high school students:
* balancing extracurricular activities
* developing excellent study skills
* improving reading skills and attitudes about reading
* encouraging positive peer relationships
* understanding the school policies that can be most confusing
* organizing school supplies
* creating an organized system of rewards and consequences
* fostering positive teacher-student relationships
* handling disagreements with teachers
* teaching your children to see the big picture and set their own goals
As an added bonus, Mrs. Gilwite includes an extensive set of resources at the back of the book. The 30-page section of resources includes examples of her strategies in use, checklists that can be torn out or reproduced, and worksheets that can be used when implementing her various techniques.
Have you ever worried: Is my child going to get lost in the crowd? Does he have effective study skills? Is she living up to her potential? Is he hanging out with the wrong kids? Is she going to be overwhelmed in school? If you have, then this book is the perfect guide for you and your family. The ideas in this book will benefit students of all levels. Anyone can implement these strategies; you just need to read the book to see h
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